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Midbrain infarction presenting with binocular elevation palsies and ptosis

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  1. Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School, 8 Hak-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 501-757, Korea

    Dong-Eun Kim, Sung Sik Kim, Sang-Hoon Kim, Kyung Wook Kang & Seung-Han Lee

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    Tai-Seung Nam

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Kim, DE., Kim, S.S., Kim, SH. et al. Midbrain infarction presenting with binocular elevation palsies and ptosis. Neurol Sci 36, 1939–1941 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-015-2289-8

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